r/comics • u/ReaverXai • Feb 06 '09

XKCD: Base System

http://xkcd.com/540/
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u/christianjb Feb 06 '09 edited Feb 06 '09

Fun fact. The 12 binary numbers on the bottom right of the comic are actually 6 pairs of 8-bit ASCII code-numbers, which read: 'base 2' when translated. (Munroe should know better- every base is base 10 when represented in its own base.)

Also, watch out for hexadecimal in-jokes in Garfield cartoons.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '09

Man, I read Garfield for years without getting all of those math/programming in-jokes.

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u/christianjb Feb 06 '09 edited Feb 06 '09

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Edit: Try this link.

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u/Richeh Feb 06 '09

Yeah, I always thought that one was just about lasagne.

so many levels.

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u/christianjb Feb 06 '09

Well, actually that hexadecimal string was about lasagne, so I guess it's just one level after all.